Route Three
12 mile circular route, at an average speed of 5 mph, will be 2½ hours of cycling.
Route 67 – Nutbrook Trail – Shipley Lake – Erewash Canal.
The Bridge Inn at Cotmanhay, at the junction of Bridge Street and the Erewash Canal is also on the Route Two circuit, from this head south along the Erewash canal towards Ilkeston Junction. You will be travelling on the left side of the canal.
On reaching Stanton Lock, No. 65, go across the bridge on the south end of the lock, go through the pinch point entrance to the Nutbrook Trail.
Within a short distance you will come across a metal sculpture on the left, it is called ‘Wild Weed Vetch’, please note the other bird with the Kingfisher.
Answer
Continue on the Nutbrook Trail until you reach ‘Straw Bridge’ which is known as a ‘wet land area’ or a lake.
What was the lake before becoming ‘wet lands’.
Answer
Proceed on the Nutbrook Trail, to the right of the entrance, do not go into the wet lands.
Again continue on the Nutbrook Trail until you reach the Nutbrook Coffee Shop.
This coffee shop is only open Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm.
What animal is coming out of the ground?
Answer
Follow the Nutbrook Trail which passes the coffee shop on the right hand side.
On reaching Shipley Lake the trail goes left and right, take the LEFT trail, keeping the lake on your right.
Follow the lake around until you come to another metal sculpture on your left, this is known as ‘Wild Weed Campion’.
Which park of a bicycle drive movement is shown on the sculpture?
Answer
Shortly after leaving the sculpture, you will enter a wooded area, the trail will go two ways, Route 67 goes to the left, do not go this way. The trail to the right is the one to take, this will keep the lake on your right hand side, which is an easterly direction.
Continue a short distance along the north side of the lake until you reach the Shipley Woodside Colliery, turn right here to go in a southerly direction.
The gates of the colliery show the dates from when the mine opened to when it closed, what are the dates?
Answer
Route Three continued
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Proceed a short distance until you come to a trail on the left of the road that you are on, this will take you in an easterly direction.
Go along this trail until it turns into a lane, keep going to you reach the gates of the park, which is on the Heanor Road, A6007.
Cross the road with care, and proceed down the road opposite to the park entrance, Church Street,
Church Street becomes Bridge Street, then you are back at The Bridge Inn.
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